English in Speech and Writing
In this activity-based text, Rebecca Hughes invites the reader to examine the differences between spoken and written English. Instead of presenting a bewildering array of "facts" about variety in English, she encourages the reader to actively investigate the differences between these two modes of communication by comparing actual speech patterns with literary ones.\ \ This indispensable guide to the basic methods of analysis provides both an overview of the relationship between speech and...
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In this activity-based text, Rebecca Hughes invites the reader to examine the differences between spoken and written English. Instead of presenting a bewildering array of "facts" about variety in English, she encourages the reader to actively investigate the differences between these two modes of communication by comparing actual speech patterns with literary ones. This indispensable guide to the basic methods of analysis provides both an overview of the relationship between speech and writing and an introduction to a central theoretical issue in language studies. By the end of the book, readers will have had the opportunity to consider material from an extensive selection of spoken and written varietiesincluding boxing commentaries, detective novels and film scriptswhile being encouraged to formulate their own opinions with regard to lexis and structure. In addition, the tasks that have been incorporated into the end of every chapter provide suggestions for further self-study and follow-up work.
List of figuresList of tablesPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction11Properties of speech and writing52Interactions on the page373Individuals in speech and writing664Analysing speech and writing in context985Issues in the study of speech and writing127AppendixApproaching language analysis: a brief beginners' guide and glossary149Notes167References172Index176
